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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2007
Jesse W. Boettcher, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter A. Rossi, Mountain View, CA (US);
David J. Rempel, San Jose, CA (US);
Jesse W. Boettcher, San Jose, CA (US);
Peter A. Rossi, Mountain View, CA (US);
David J. Rempel, San Jose, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods of displaying a user interface in a portable electronic device are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes creating a first clone and a second clone of a user interface element. The method also includes displaying the first clone of the user interface element on a display of the portable electronic device, modifying the second clone of the user interface element, and transitioning between the first clone of the user interface element and the second clone of the user interface element. In another embodiment, a method includes displaying an initial user interface element and displaying a transition between the initial user interface element and a final user interface element, wherein the transition is selected based on a classification of the initial user interface element and a classification of the final user interface element.